Ortiz Surname

226th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,306,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Ortiz Surname Definition:

(Spanish) The son of Ordono (the fortunate).

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Ortiz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico669,0961:18623
Colombia331,4551:14417
United States247,0611:1,467113
Argentina124,7921:34330
Spain112,1381:41736
Venezuela75,8471:39872
Peru73,1461:43562
Guatemala73,0381:22033
Paraguay68,5771:10614
Puerto Rico60,2301:5910
Ecuador59,4231:26824
Philippines57,8421:1,750107
Chile57,5031:30653
Dominican Republic50,6651:20637
Bolivia42,2221:25139
Honduras40,6051:21743
El Salvador34,2471:18543
Brazil30,8161:6,947468
Cuba27,3931:42170
Nicaragua24,6431:24447
Costa Rica14,3511:33396
Panama13,7261:28555
Uruguay4,8871:70277
France4,6011:14,4371,503
Canada2,0181:18,2582,584
England6511:85,5889,383
Belize6101:583115
Portugal5381:19,3651,372
Thailand5231:135,06420,922
Germany4711:170,92520,121
Australia3841:70,3018,321
Belgium2891:39,7816,505
Italy2591:236,12632,332
Switzerland2401:34,2205,006
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Netherlands1721:98,18115,982
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
United States Virgin Islands1281:862121
Sweden1031:95,6006,949
Russia911:1,583,770106,512
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Andorra571:1,471253
United Arab Emirates531:172,87312,733
Norway511:100,82913,689
Aruba461:2,250326
Ireland451:104,6435,503
Trinidad and Tobago381:35,8943,529
Japan351:3,652,69435,474
China341:40,215,3402,154
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Finland291:189,54116,328
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
Taiwan271:868,3246,112
Israel241:356,56829,419
Iceland221:17,2771,456
India221:34,866,608408,224
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Greece161:692,48777,522
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Austria131:655,03358,041
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Guam121:13,3432,098
Hong Kong121:611,2903,500
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Vietnam81:11,580,7572,851
Angola71:3,855,6026,953
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Monaco71:5,295668
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Dominica41:18,973529
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Palau41:5,411112
Wales41:773,63329,106
Albania31:971,35222,477
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Mozambique31:9,087,1907,315
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Turks and Caicos Islands31:11,443596
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Egypt21:45,967,877132,655
Ghana21:13,510,34623,679
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Macau21:300,8151,009
Myanmar21:25,968,9922,110
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1841:42,4144,949

The alternate forms: Ortíz (1,501), Órtiz (6), Òrtiz (1), Õrtiz (1) & Örtiz (1) are calculated separately.

Ortiz (3,165) may also be a first name.

Ortiz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Spanish) The son of Ordono (the fortunate).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

A Spanish surname. It means "son of Orti". The given name Orti seems to be disputed in meaning, deriving from either Latin 'fortis', meaning, "brave, strong" or Latin fortunius, meaning, "fortunate".

- David Ortiz De La Torre

Ortiz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ortiz Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ortiz (Arabic: ارتيز, Russian: Ортиз) is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Ortíz, Órtiz, Òrtiz, Õrtiz or Örtiz. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortiz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ortiz is the 226th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 3,160 people. The last name Ortiz is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Ortiz reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 127,819th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 3,165 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is carried by 669,096 people, or 1 in 186. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: México, where 14 percent live, Mexico City, where 8 percent live and Veracruz, where 7 percent live. Barring Mexico it is found in 153 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Ortiz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ortiz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ortiz last name grew 20,867 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 65,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ortiz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Shiite (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Ortiz last name are 42.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ortiz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 58.57% less than the national average, earning €12,440 per year; in Norway they earn 29.38% less than the national average, earning 244,417 kr per year; in Peru they earn 0.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,516 per year; in South Africa they earn 90.4% less than the national average, earning R 22,812 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning $22,013,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.86% less than the national average, earning $35,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.75% less than the national average, earning $45,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ortíz931,501/
Órtiz936/
Òrtiz931/
Õrtiz931/
Örtiz931/
Hortiz91586/
Ortizz9142/
Orttiz9135/
Ortiez9128/
Orrtiz9117/
Orthiz9115/
Oortiz9112/
Orteiz918/
Otrtiz916/
Ortizs915/
Ortitz914/
Ortirz914/
Oertiz913/
Ortizx913/
Ortioz912/
Gortiz911/
Osrtiz911/
Orti893,970/
D'Ortiz835/
Ortez8016,167/
Ortis806,593/
Gorti802,929/
Urtiz801,969/
Horti801,581/
Ourti801,113/
Orthi80916/
Artiz80333/
Ertiz80121/
Ortie80117/
Ortix8085/
Ortic8081/
Ortyz8021/
Ortio8012/
Ortéz803/
Ortii802/
Ortei802/
Ortid802/
Oorti802/
Ortih801/
Ortit801/
Ortti801/
Ortız801/
Ortai801/
Ortizová773/
Gorthi731,922/
Gourti73348/
Ortais73195/
Hortis73152/
Hortie73114/
Artaiz73109/
Hortai7380/
Hertiz7362/
Hurtiz7341/
Gartiz7318/
Gortez7318/
Gortio7318/
Hortez7315/
Gortti7314/
Orthis7313/
Ortice7310/
Ortise738/
Horthi735/
Hortyi735/
Hourti735/
Gurtiz734/
Ortich734/
Ortits733/
Ortiss733/
Urtiez732/
Oertez732/
Orterz732/
Orthez732/
Aertiz732/
Artisz732/
Ortish732/
Ourtit732/
Orthai732/
Gortiy731/
Ourtis731/
Ortezx731/
Ortezz731/
Orties731/
Gorrti731/
Gortis731/
Ourtih731/
Ortist731/
Ourtti731/
Ourtui731/
Hortei731/
Orttip730/
Orteis730/
Hartiz730/
Orta6753,512/
Arti6713,678/
Orte672,201/
Gortais67166/
Garteiz67104/
Ortí6774/
Hourtic6745/
Orty6738/
Ourties6728/
Árti6717/
Ortaggi679/
D'Ortez679/
Hortais679/
Hartitz677/
Goorthi676/
Horthis672/
Horthie671/
Gourthi671/
Hurtaiz671/
Horteis671/
Hourtie671/
Orteggi671/
Gortycz671/
Orthise671/
Horthip671/
Orthies670/
Orttich670/
Horttez670/
Gartitz670/

Ortiz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ortiz in the Russian language
Ортизortiz-
Ortiz in the Arabic language
ارتيزartyz-
اورتيسawrtys-
اورتيزawrtyz-

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Ortiz Reference & Research

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